The 2020–2021Indian farmers' protest is an ongoing protest against three farm acts whichwere passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. A stalematebetween the central government and the farmers has been seen for the past fewmonths.
Farmers, farmerunions and their representatives have demanded that the laws be repealed andhave stated that they will not accept a compromise.
The acts, oftencalled the Farm Bills, have been described as "anti-farmer laws"by many farmer unions, and politicians from the opposition also say itwould leave farmers at the "mercy of corporates". The farmers have alsodemanded the creation of a Minimum Support Price (MSP) bill, to ensurethat corporates cannot control the prices. The government, however, maintainsthat the laws will make it effortless for farmers to sell their producedirectly to big buyers, and stated that the protests are based onmisinformation.
Why is the farmeragitation growing?
With the passage oftime, this feeling has only grown despite repeated insistence by the governmentthat the laws are meant for the welfare of the farming community. Whenever thegovernment opted for use of force, it proved counter-productive. Any detentionor arrest of farmers just fuelled their anger as proved by the gherao of policestations.
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Farmers protest hascrossed more than one year landmark. Central government fails to provide anygood solution for this agitation. People are constantly questioning Centralgovernment on Twitter to come up with some solution as soon as possible.
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Apart from this, TheSupreme Court on Thursday reiterated its objections about farmers blockinghighways as part of their ongoing protests against the three contentious Farmlaws.
A bench of JusticesSanjay Kishan Kaul and MM Sundresh said, "The redressal of problems can bethrough judicial forum, agitation or through Parliamentary debates. But how canthe highways be blocked and this is happening perpetually. Where does thisend?"
The Court thenproceeded to list the case for further consideration on Monday, October 4.